Biology:Pseudonacaduba aethiops
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Pseudonacaduba aethiops | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Pseudonacaduba |
| Species: | P. aethiops
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudonacaduba aethiops (Mabille, 1877)[1]
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Pseudonacaduba aethiops, the dark line blue or dark African line blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Africa from Nigeria (east and the Cross River loop) to western Kenya and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adult males visit damp patches to drink.
The larvae feed on Mundulea species.
References
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- ↑ Pseudonacaduba at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_polyommatini_1.doc.
Wikidata ☰ Q7255156 entry
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